Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZCV05AU01865 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 28, 2024
GA
Last seenJul 11, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZHAZCV05AU01865
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
2FZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HAZCV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
U01865

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
STERLING TRUCK

Prefix basis · 360 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9500 series

Prefix basis · 360 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
L9500 series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 28, 2024 – Jul 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 11, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0CHEROKEE SEPTIC TANKS INC 864624YA182853/NC
Mar 10, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0CHEROKEE SEPTIC TANKS INC 864624YA182853/NC
May 28, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1MCDANIEL TRUCKING 1 LLC 894755DXT802/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHEROKEE SEPTIC TANKS INC864624Mar 10, 2025Jul 11, 20252NC
MCDANIEL TRUCKING 1 LLC894755May 28, 2024May 28, 20241GA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
YA182853NCCHEROKEE SEPTIC TANKS INCMar 10, 2025Jul 11, 20252
DXT802GAMCDANIEL TRUCKING 1 LLCMay 28, 2024May 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026